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    Trevor Nunn’s adaptation of "Twelfth Night" is a masterpiece of insight and nuance. Instead of simply playing this gender-bending comedy of mistaken identity‚ the director highlights the dark undertones of the plot which show surprising depth. There are some alterations from the original text‚ but those who are less familiar with Shakespeare among the audience can appreciate the story being more easy to follow. For example‚ when Duke Orsino utters the famous opening line of the play‚ "If music be

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    Shakespeare’s comedy is based on cruelty and subversion discuss. Shakespeare created comedy in Much Ado through the characters behaviour‚ dialogue and prose but his comedy is often seen as cruel and subversive. Cruelty can be defined in many ways‚ one definition is behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another‚ another is to inflict pain or suffering and enjoy the pain or distress of others. Plato said that ‘laughter is an emotion that overrides rational self-control’. From this definition

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    “That’s really funny!” That phrase may bring back memories that are associated with happiness. High comedy comes in more forms than just sophisticated jokes‚ it also involves elements such as wit‚ wordplay‚ sarcasm‚ puns‚ hyperboles‚ and allusions. The two most important elements of high comedy allusions and wordplay are used by many comedians‚ television shows‚ and literature. Allusions and wordplay are important elements because they require the audience to think about what is said‚ keeping

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    Satire Satire is writing that ridicules the faults of individuals‚ groups‚ institutions‚ society‚ culture‚ or even humanity in general. Although satire is often humorous‚ its purpose is not simply to make readers laugh but also to correct the shortcomings that it points out. Satire is therefore a form of persuasive writing. Sarcasm and irony are commonly used in satirical stories. A great example of satire lies in The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden. It is a dark satire about what can possibly

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    Love in Disguise: Analysis of a Shakespearean Comedy Throughout Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses the art of disguise to complicate the relationships formed between the characters of the play. The first character to assume a disguise was Viola who disguised herself as a man in order to get a good job for the count. Other examples of disguise include Malvolio who dresses in cross-garters in order to try and impress Olivia and Feste who pretends to be Sir Topas while Malvolio is locked in the dark

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    I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act Keshalla Mabry ENG 125 : Introduction to Literature Andrea Moak February 25‚ 2013 Literature can be expressive. It can be expressed in many different ways. Some use writing‚ some use pictures and print‚ or even dramatic and musical works of art. In this essay I will be using the Reader-Response Approach to analyze a piece of literature. I have chosen the short play I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act‚ by dramatist Tristan Bernard. I will include why the literary work

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    Today’s speech is about humor‚ laughter and comedy. This is not an informative speech on a boring subject that we have already heard of. The purpose of my speech is to to bring some light and share a theory that has proven it self true. Everybody finds men funny‚ especially me. My humor attracts the ladies i tell you. But there is a simple reason for it. This is only because women are not funny. I mean not as funny as men. Now don’t get mad ladies‚ because i don’t want to offend anyone‚ but this

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    Dante’s “The Divine Comedy” is a trilogy of poems describing three realms of the afterlife. Each of the three books in “The Divine Comedy” symbolize an afterlife station‚ “Inferno” representing hell‚ “Purgatorio” representing purgatory and “Parasido” representing paradise. The story is told in the first person‚ and is originally written in Italian‚ the language of the masses. This was unusual as most literary works of the time were written in Latin‚ a language not easily read by the common person

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    Summary The novel The Dante Club‚ written by Matthew Pearl‚ begins with John Kurtz‚ Chief of the Boston police‚ investigating a murder that occurred in 1865. The man murdered was Artemus Prescott Healey‚ who was the highest official of the Massachusetts courts. Healey’s body was found naked and covered with insects and maggots on a sandy beach next to his property. His chambermaid insisted that he was still alive when she found him days later‚ and that he cried out before dying. Then Pearl introduces

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    In order for a comedy to be considered a classic comedy‚ it has to have specific qualities. The film must be timeless so it will be easily understood after many years‚ contain a universal plot relatable to the viewer and must utilize superstantial levels of humor. Young Frankenstein‚ directed by Mel Brooks‚ is crafted in such a way it encapsulates all of these qualities. In the film Young Frankenstein‚ the qualities of timelessness‚ a universal plot and humor can be found in memorable scenes‚ witty

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